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As Trump abandons Kurds, Israel worries how dependable he is
Jerusalem, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — For the past three years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has bet heavily on President Donald Trump and been rewarded with major diplomatic gains in exchange for his warm embrace of the U.S. leader.
Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting
Akcakale, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — Turkey pressed its air and ground assault against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Thursday for a second day, pounding the region with airstrikes and an artillery bombardment that raised columns of black smoke in a border town and sent panicked civilians scrambling to get out.
ICE, sheriff say immigration ruling threatens public safety
Washington, OCT 11 (AP/UNB) — The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday criticized a judge's ruling barring his agency from relying solely on databases that have at times led to the wrongful detention of American citizens.
2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe's fault lines
Stockholm, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe's social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government and an Austrian accused by many liberals of being an apologist for Serbian war crimes.
Apple has a lot to lose if it crosses China's party bosses
Hong Kong, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — Under pressure from China, Apple has removed a smartphone app that enabled Hong Kong protesters to track police. It has cut off access in mainland China to a news app that extensively covered the anti-government demonstrations. And it has made it harder to find an emoji representing the Taiwanese national flag.
Climate change activist climbs on plane, others stop traffic
London, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — Protesters in New York City brought traffic to a standstill in the city's busiest hub and an activist in London climbed atop a plane as climate change demonstrators entered the fourth day of rallies around the world.
Nobel literature pick heartens liberal Poles in populist era
Warsaw, OC T 11 (AP/UNB) — The Swedish Academy's decision to bestow the 2018 Nobel Prize in literature on Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has given a rare morale boost to liberal Poles only three days before a national election that is likely to be won by the country's right-wing populist party.
Turkey says 174 'terrorists' killed in offensive
Beirut, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Turkey's Defense Ministry says 174 "terrorists" have been "neutralized" in its cross-border military offensive, referring to Syrian Kurdish fighters.
8 police held captive by indigenous protesters in Ecuador
Quito, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Indigenous demonstrators in Ecuador are holding captive at least eight police officers following anti-government protests.
Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting
Akcakale, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Turkey pressed its assault against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Thursday for a second day, pounding the region with airstrikes and an artillery bombardment that raised columns of black smoke in a border town and sent panicked civilians scrambling to get out.